competência
Portuguese, noun/kõ.peˈtẽ.sjɐ/
competência is spelled C-O-M-P-E-T-Ê-N-C-I-A (11 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,991st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Competência is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “competence, competency” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “habilidade para realizar alguma tarefa de forma satisfatória”.
What does competência mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecompetence, competency
- 2
femininejurisdiction
- 3
feminineability, proficiency
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. habilidade para realizar alguma tarefa de forma satisfatória 2. responsabilidade 3. faculdade concedida por lei a um funcionário, orgão, juiz ou tribunal para apreciar e julgar certos pleitos ou questões
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of competência
- competências plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce competência?
- Brazil /kõ.peˈtẽ.sjɐ/
- Portugal /kõ.pɨˈtẽ.sjɐ/
- Portugal /kõ.pɨ.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to competência
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is competência in Portuguese?
competência appears 11 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).